New York: Want to super-size that soda? Sorry, but in New York City you could be out of luck. In his latest effort to fight obesity in this era of Big Gulps and triple bacon cheeseburgers, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing an unprecedented ban on large servings of soda and other sugary drinks at restaurants, delis, sports arenas and movie theaters. Drinks would be limited to 16 ounces, which is...
09:15 AM, Jun 01, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURM: This summer, instead of tasting Coke and Pepsi, the city is preferring soft drinks which are healthier. As many as ten outlets of KELPALM (Kerla State Palmyrah Products Development and Workers Welfare Corporation Limited) are running successfully at various locations in the city. Bottled palm drinks such as Palm Lahar, Palm Squash and Palm Syrup are available in the stalls. Palm Pine, a mixture of various fruits, including pineapple...
09:25 AM, Mar 28, 2012
Chandigarh: The hawk eyes of the Election Commission's surveillance teams nothwithstanding, the flow of liquor and drugs seems to be on ahead of Monday's ballot to pick a 117-seat Punjab assembly. If the seizure of liquor and drugs - from leading makes to the local variety - in the last few weeks in Punjab is any indication, both categories of intoxicants have been freely supplied to gullible voters. Sample this....
10:24 AM, Jan 30, 2012
New Delhi: Model-actor Yaana Gupta has come out with what she calls a next-gen diet book. She gives out tips on how to maintain oneself according to changing times and lifestyles. ...
02:52 PM, Dec 30, 2011
New Delhi: Advertised as 'powerhouses of energy' to 'giving you wings', Energy Drinks are now under the scanner for having abnormally high levels of caffeine, much more than prescribed by the government. With people complaining of stress, anxiety and exhaustion, energy drinks claim to offer the perfect drug and are more popular with the youth today, than ever before. This is an alarming trend that might end with trips to...
09:32 AM, Jul 23, 2011
New Delhi: Baba Ramdev after becoming an enemy of MNCs is now a crusader against corruption, but there's a whole other side to the Yoga Guru. Ramdev has made some pretty striking statements in the past. Baba Ramdev had earlier taken a stand against cold drinks saying, "Drinking cold drinks cause cancer, drinking cold drinks can also lead to impotency, drinking cold drinks causes osteoporosis, drinking cold drinks can also...
09:26 PM, Jun 03, 2011
Geneva: Alcohol causes nearly 4 per cent of deaths worldwide, more than AIDS, tuberculosis or violence, the World Health Organization warned on Friday. Rising incomes have triggered more drinking in heavily populated countries in Africa and Asia, including India and South Africa, and binge drinking is a problem in many developed countries, the United Nations agency said. Yet alcohol control policies are weak and remain a low priority for most...
12:12 PM, Feb 13, 2011
Chicago: People with a family history of alcoholism may be turning to high-calorie treats instead of booze to satisfy their addiction, researchers say, a change that could be fueling the obesity epidemic. Because alcohol and bingeing on junk foods stimulate the same parts of the brain, it may be that people with a predisposition to alcoholism are replacing alcohol with junk foods, says the team from Washington University in St....
12:23 PM, Jan 04, 2011
Police have detained 6 employees of the factory, seized around 1,000 spurious bottles of various brands in Delhi. ...
12:42 PM, Jul 03, 2010
London: Cutting down on the use of soft drinks can reduce the risk of a stroke by eight percent and coronary heart disease by five percent, reveals a new study. "Our findings suggest that reducing sugar-sweetened beverages and sugar consumption may be an important dietary strategy to lower blood pressure and further reduce other blood pressure-related diseases," telegraph.co.uk quoted Liwei Chen as saying. Chen is lead author of the study...
02:47 PM, May 25, 2010
Summer's come in earlier than usual this year. And Mumbaikars have to endure double trouble - heat and humidity. ...
08:53 AM, Apr 18, 2010
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08:59 PM, Aug 26, 2009
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05:10 PM, Aug 01, 2009
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01:29 PM, May 26, 2009
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03:14 PM, Mar 20, 2009
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